{"product_id":"toyama-maki-e-naga-natsume-tea-caddy-by-nakamura-soetsu-gold-mountains","title":"Tōyama Maki-e Naga-Natsume Tea Caddy by Nakamura Sōetsu | Gold Mountains","description":"A naga-natsume of quiet commanding presence — Nakamura Sōetsu's tōyama (distant mountains) maki-e rendered in luminous gold across mirror-black urushi lacquer. This tall tea caddy in yukifuki form carries the cultural weight of Japanese mountain landscape tradition into the intimate space of chanoyu. Gold maki-e tea caddy, Japanese lacquer natsume, tea ceremony utensil with tomobako.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e▪ Artist: Nakamura Sōetsu (中村宗悦)\u003cbr\u003e▪ Form: Naga-natsume (tall tea caddy), yukifuki shape\u003cbr\u003e▪ Technique: Gold maki-e on black urushi lacquer\u003cbr\u003e▪ Motif: Tōyama (distant mountains)\u003cbr\u003e▪ Interior: Black urushi lacquer\u003cbr\u003e▪ Dimensions: H approx. 6.5 cm × Ø approx. 5.5 cm\u003cbr\u003e▪ Includes: Tomobako (artist-inscribed wooden box)\u003cbr\u003e▪ SKU: 260227_a_2101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Cultural Insight —\u003cbr\u003eThe tōyama motif holds a singular place in Japanese aesthetics — mountain ranges receding into atmospheric distance, each successive ridge lighter, softer, more suggestive. It is a motif born from ink painting and carried into lacquer with the same reverence for negative space and emotional silence. In the context of tea, distant mountains evoke the journey inward — the guest leaves the world behind and enters a space where presence is everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— Deep-Dive —\u003cbr\u003eNakamura Sōetsu brings authorship and density of intention to this naga-natsume. The gold peaks rise with bold abstraction against the black ground — not a literal landscape but an evocation, a memory of mountains seen through mist. The yukifuki (snow-blown) cylindrical form, tapering subtly from lip to base, is reserved for specific temae procedures in tea ceremony, giving this piece both aesthetic and functional significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe maki-e technique achieves remarkable depth and luminosity. Gold particles are layered and polished to create mountain silhouettes that seem to glow from within the lacquer surface. The contrast between the radiant gold and the absolute black ground is profound — light emerging from darkness, form emerging from void.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 6.5 cm tall and 5.5 cm in diameter, this is a compact vessel of concentrated beauty. The tomobako bears the inscription 遠山蒔絵 長棗 中村宗悦, confirming provenance and the artist's hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— 日本語解説 —\u003cbr\u003e中村宗悦作の遠山蒔絵長棗（雪吹）。黒漆地に金蒔絵で遠山を描いた格調高い薄茶器です。雪吹形の長棗は特定の点前に用いられ、茶道具としての機能美と装飾美を兼ね備えています。高さ約6.5cm、直径約5.5cm。共箱付。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e🔹 [ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PACKAGING ]\u003cbr\u003e• Dispatch: Within 1-6 business days\u003cbr\u003e• Carrier: Japan Post EMS \/ UPS (with tracking)\u003cbr\u003e• Packaging: Carefully wrapped with protective materials","brand":"The Modern Zen Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61623595565426,"sku":"260227_a_2101","price":1763.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5680\/3698\/files\/m83029868925_1.jpg?v=1772157955","url":"https:\/\/checkout.themodernzenarchive.com\/products\/toyama-maki-e-naga-natsume-tea-caddy-by-nakamura-soetsu-gold-mountains","provider":"The Modern Zen Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}